Monday, October 1, 2012

Book Review: Finding God When You Need Him Most by Chip Ingram

Finding God When You Need Him Most
is a book that breaks down some of the Psalms in the Bible, to show how they
can comfort people during times when they are afraid, going through a crisis,
and are depressed and/or confused. It shows how the Psalms explained in this
book reveal not only the character of God but also of Jesus.Chip Ingram encourages readers of this book
to develop a deeper relationship with God, not such a relationship where they
are spending time with God by praying rush prayers but by making time for him
in their daily lives.

I found that some of the phrases in the Bible took on new meaning to me from
reading this book, such as “the valley of the shadow of death” referring to a
flock of sheep traveling through dangerous and unfamiliar territory and “be still”
meaning to cease striving. This book made me think about some of the Psalms in
ways I had not thought about them before. I had also don’t remember learning
before that Moses had written a Psalm even though I remember reading through
the Psalms various times, now Psalm 90 has taken on new meaning to me and I
most likely will remember that as the Psalm that Moses wrote.

I have no doubt that this book will give people fresh eyes in regards to
some or all of the Psalms that are discussed in this book.I received this book free in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.